We are Nick and Ana. We have decided to make a shift in our lives to start taking advantage of working remotely, and not just from home. We have decided to start living our lives by destroying our savings. The way we are going to do this, is by traveling the world, while working at the same time.
@@Empalagation it’s on my bucket list of things to see, that and the Mary Rose. I’ve got no excuse, I live in England. I even have an ancestor that’s listed in the Victory crew, I’m not going to say his name because apparently he was flogged for stealing.
@@giovanni6636 Hahaha, I'm sure every individual of the entire crew received some form of reprimand at some point, I'd imagine it's not easy to stay perfectly disciplined while you're out to sea for months on end. Whenever you manage to make it to the historic dockyard, keep in mind that the Mary Rose museum has a scheduled full-story visual experience explaining everything that happened in the main enclosure where the ship itself is. I managed to catch it and when it finished I wanted to record it, so I asked a security person when it would be played again, and they told me the next day 😭. From what I understood it's only ONCE per day, at 16:30, although I'm guessing times are subject to change every now and then. Something to keep in mind, at any rate. It was well worth it, even though I didn't mange to get any footage.
The museums are being vandalised by the Queer Theorists in charge of them - especially if they have military connections - in order to erase our history.
I quite agree, I was born in Greenwich and loved the Maritime Museum but last time I visited I was so disappointed to find much of it had been sweeped aside to make room for the cafe and kids spaces the Neptune Hall used to contain a collection of fascinating items, later that was replaced by a paddle tug but now there is very little to see. The museum is also much smaller, the large building to the left used to house many marvellous ships models.
It is indeed truly disappointing to see how a lot of museums nowadays have set aside loads of interesting historical things just to get more children through the door. Oh well, there are still some good ones out there!
Good video, maybe helped by you having 5 weeks for your visit. I have lived here most of my life and still find new things - partly because it is changing (not always in good ways, but sometimes in good ways). Canary Wharf is indeed used as a film set a lot (as are many other places in London). Something had to replace the old docks and at least it has green spaces and little traffic. I agree with you about the trend in museums to being audiovisual 'experiences' rather than using original objects (we all love dinosaur skeletons) and being informative. The problem with trying too hard to be fashionable and up to date is that you soon become out of date, It has not ruined all museums yet though. Turner is one of my favourite artists - he was from an ordinary background but ahead of his time and innovative. Timothy Spall starred in a good film about him. That spice shop in Borough Market excellent - good choice.
Oooh nice! Had not heard about the "Mr. Turner" film, going to have to watch it one of these days! Thank you for the wonderful comment, I appreciate it!
Which dates in September exactly? I saw another vlog that September is sunny and good weather with slight fall leaves changing. Do you agree ? If so which weeks did u go I wouldn’t mind a some gloomy days - tbh I’d like to experience both lol Scotland looks gorgeous for rainy days. But I want majority more sunny I know I’m being picky hahaha which weeks in September would you reccomend for this?
We were there from the 9th to the 23rd of September, and yes we had fantastic days there, it only slightly rained 1 of the days we were out and about, and maybe 2-3 days we were bed ridden with covid. Other than that most days were very pleasant, somewhat chilly maybe, but not by Scottish standards. The whole "Scotland in September" was just a bite sized joke for the video, but we didn't experience horrible weather by any means.
Brilliant vlog! There are cities on the planet just as beautiful (if not _more_ beautiful) than Edinburgh, but there’s nowhere quite like Edinburgh! It truly _is_ one of a kind! 👍
I love your voice and narration. You could make a living at it. Grey squirrels are a pest, and destroy trees and nests. The native red squirrel has now emigrated to Scotland.
Squirrels in my garden don’t. They cache hazelnuts and every year I have hazel trees growing randomly in my garden. And they eat all my bulbs instead, swines.
Mati is correct. My wife & I lived there for over 4 years. We returned to New Zealand to raise our family. After 20 years, we are nearly ready to return to London for a second stint.
Always worth a revisit! Can't wait for the day when we get to go to New Zealand! The change in time zone makes it difficult for us and our work schedules, but one day hopefully!
"A 42 year old man wants to see dinosaurs" 42 year olds pay more taxes than 5 year olds, so what gives. (Okay: I KNOW you're not a UK taxpayer. But one day you could be, no?)
Thank you for the lovely video. I'm London born and bred, and I really enjoyed your take on the place. It would be trite of me to say there's other things you could have covered. Of course that's true, but you gave a great flavour (that's how we've decided to we spell it) of the things you touched on. This is the first video of yours I've watched, but it won't be the last. You made me laugh, you had me more interested in things I already knew, and you left me wanting more. I'll be checking out your other videos for sure. I hope you guys continue to have fun, wherever you are.
You did a nice variety, London’s pretty infinite, so every visit counts! I’m a born Londoner of 50+yrs and still find joy discovering new parts of the city I’ve never seen!
One of the amazing things we have in the uk in general is something called a green belt, you can look up the map views of this but basically every city is encircled with a belt of green space that has to be left wild to ensure the public has access to nature. In northern ireland like 90% of the country is green haha so its less needed
I completely agree with you about Canary Wharf - it's a hideous, soulless, inorganic place. If you want history mixed with your big modern architecture, walk around the original City of London, the quare mile to the North and West of the Tower of London.
Oh yes, we loved the City of London! We did a free walking tour of the area back in 2019 and loved the history and hidden gems. We did a bit more exploration in 2023, but sadly didn't include any of it in this video.
Dino who used to be in the main hall is now on tour at the main cities around the UK on show for a few months at each stopover?the Elgin Marbles were purchaced from the greeks who were going to grind them up to make lime for Cements, Canary Wharf is named after the Islands who's produce was unloaded their nothing to do with little featherd birds that sing in their cages ??
Hi I came across your video by accident. I am planning a trip in 2025 Mid Aug to Sept for London and then 1 week in Edinburgh, I would like to know the names of the hotel you stayed at in London and Edinburgh. Probably a link to the hotels. I want to spend 12 days in London and 8 days in Edinburgh. Taking the train from London to Edinburgh and then fly back to Toronto. Thanks in advance
Hello! We booked both our Edinburgh and London aparthotels through a company/website called SilverDoor ( www.silverdoor.com/ ) We were in contact with them through email for a few days and they gave us a wide array of options, and from what I understand they book places in their name for you through accounts or memberships they have with hotels and lodgings in a ton of cities, and you end up getting a better rate through them and their memberships than if you were to book the same thing on your own, which was phenomenal for us. The aparthotel in Edinburgh: maps.app.goo.gl/JhScm6uoeuZgPzDf8 The aparthotel in London: maps.app.goo.gl/as5b5VbFPDMjMWeX6 While accommodations are pretty expensive in the UK, we specifically got these places so that we could cook home made meals and wash our own clothes, so that we could more or less keep our day to day budget in check. Hope this helps!
Messi Messi……Yes London is an amazing city indeed……and if it was not so expensive we would go and live there for a while (. 3/4 months) Buenos Aires on the other hand you can do for far less, even discovering the entire country for less $$, but let’s not get confused ….London is amazing, specially with friends or family, we also love Paris and Madrid. 😊
Very true! But we've been living in Buenos Aires for the past 18 years, so we've done that quite a lot! 🤣 It also feels strange to make "travel videos" of our hometown, but maybe we should for people that haven't been there yet. Thank you for the great comment!
The previous comment was that London was great. True, but this short video was able to show only a tiny fraction of London. The City of London is just one square mile, very small and historic, and it is seamlessly surrounded by all the other parts such as Westminster where the Parliament is. You are looking at two thousand years of history. A huge MUST is go outside of London and see one of the most beautiful countries in the world, small by international standards but then I am so biased having been born in Yorkshire. Yes, the UK is a must.
We'll get around to it all eventually, some day, hopefully! My grandfather was from East Yorkshire, more specifically Hornsea, so we'll definitely have to go visit there at some point in time!
If there's some Yorkshire in you, @@Empalagation, you're one of the Chosen. The old East Riding of Yorkshire (Beverley, Hull and, yes, Hornsea) is great but God's particular favourite is North Yorkshire. Leyburn, Hawes, Bedale, Kettlewell, Pickering, Helmsley, Goathland, Whitby and York itself - more than enough for you to get busy in. And the beers (Timmy Taylor's, Theakston's, Black Sheep and the craft breweries like those at Helmsley and Cropton) and food (obviously the inevitable Yorkshire Puddings, Whitby Fish & Chips or Scampi & chips) are the best. Maybe next year...?
@@raymondporter2094 hahaha, that's a healthy list, maybe 2025-2026 for sure. Too many countries in the world, and too many cities in each country to get *everything* done 🤣
I've lived about 40 miles from London all my life.57 years. I avoid the place. Too expensive and overcrowded. There are far better places to visit in the UK
@@Empalagation Cornwall,The Cotswolds,Peak district,Lake district,South Downs,The Chilterns,Yorkshire Dales,the Black Country,Kent,Wales,Scotland and many many more. London is great (I’m a native now in Cornwall) but there are so many places of beauty throughout these special islands of ours.
@@TheCornishCockney Excellent list, an ambitious one if we want to travel the whole world one day, but an excellent one nonetheless. One of my grandfathers was from Devon, not quite Cornwall, but heading down that way, so we'll definitely have to head down there at some point!
You're quite free to have an opinion but ALL museums have international collections - Berlin, Paris, New York have huge collections of 'borrowed' material. A great deal of what we now see in our museums would probable no longer exist had it not been removed and conserved. When Lord Elgin purchased the surviving Parthenon marbles from the Turkish administrators, they were being systematically burned to make lime. If he hadn't bought them it's highly probable they would have been destroyed.
@@stevev2492 Drop a letter to the Louvre in Paris Steve - Ask the French to return the reported "hundreds of cart loads" of art treasures looted from Italy by Francis I in the early 16th century and again later, by Napoleon.
Another great video. Love the style of your videos mixing interest with info and sprinkled with humour. Great job :) It's impressive how all the wildlife copes with and seems to enjoy the 9 million London inhabitants and all the tourists as they go about their busy days!
To correct another false impression, the Thames river is not filthy like you acted. It's one of the cleanest rivers in the world but looks ugly brown because the tides and currents are so strong in the river that it churns up the river bottom silt. But there is a lot of wildlife flourishing in the river including porpoises and seals.
Just fyi, you did not see big ben. You saw the Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the nickname of the largest of the five Bells inside the Elizabeth tower. It's the one that Chimes the hours.
I last visited London in 99, I worked for a week in west London. I come from backwater Wiltshire and I couldn't believe no one we met were white or spoke English. The supermarkets sold shite under the guise of diversity, it was awful. In 2023, my daughter was at uni in London and was mugged on the tube, her bag, phone, oyster, bank cards etc were stolen by Eastern Europeans......... she won't go back and nor will I. It's a shithole. London feels like 3rd world cesspit......... boris, livingstone, Khan et al, have turned it from a bustling metropolis to shithole in 20 years. Not my capital 🖕🏻
